CPM represents citizens of the City of Weed bringing claims under the California Environmental Quality Act to set aside a lease with lumber giant Roseburg Forest Products that significantly reduces the City’s access to Mount Shasta’s pristine Beaughan Spring, the city’s primary water supply that it has relied upon for over a century. Roseburg is selling Beaughan Spring water to Crystal Geyser, which in turn ships the water as far away as Japan. At the same time, the City faces dire water shortages and even contemplated, at one point, relying on rented water trucks to supply drinking water. After declaring a state of emergency, the City, without conducting any environmental review, entered into a new Water Lease Agreement--an action now challenged in this lawsuit. Although the trial court denied the petition for writ of mandate, the case is currently on appeal.
